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Business of Fashion (20)Hypebeast (5)Vogue (4)Wallpaper (2)The Industry Fashion (2)
Allbirds gets bought for $39 million by American Exchange, a licensing group
DTC darling worth $1.7B at peak now worth less than a Soho House membership fee.
Business of Fashion · 2026-04-01
LVMH, Kering and Richemont are simultaneously re-examining their brand portfolios and store networks
Conglomerate recalibration happens when the growth model breaks. All three moving at once confirms it.
Business of Fashion · 2026-03-31
Grace Ladoja gets her first Nike collaboration after years behind the scenes
Nike is finally putting names to the cultural architects who've shaped its output anonymously.
Business of Fashion · 2026-03-29
Tanner Leatherstein built a following by dissecting luxury bags to expose construction value
Consumers want proof their £3,000 handbag isn't just £300 of leather and branding.
Business of Fashion · 2026-03-28
Christopher Kane joins Mulberry to turn leather goods brand into lifestyle brand
British heritage brands are hiring subversive designers to break category limits.
Business of Fashion · 2026-03-27
H&M still publishes emissions data whilst competitors quietly stopped reporting climate metrics
Third time this week H&M appears defending sustainability whilst fast fashion peers retreat.
Business of Fashion · 2026-03-27
Christopher Kane joined Mulberry to transform it from leather goods into lifestyle brand
Somerset heritage house hired subversive Scottish designer, signalling British luxury's identity crisis.
Business of Fashion · 2026-03-26
Chinese brands like Anta and Urban Revivo opening stores from Bangkok to Beverly Hills
Chinese retail is exporting store formats, not just products, as domestic demand collapses.
Business of Fashion · 2026-03-25
Nicolas Di Felice exits Courrèges after five years reactivating the brand's clubby energy
Five years is now a complete creative director cycle, from revival to exit velocity.
Business of Fashion · 2026-03-25
Chinese brands like Anta and Urban Revivo are opening stores from Bangkok to Beverly Hills
Chinese retail is escaping domestic slowdown by colonising Western markets whilst local brands retreat.
Business of Fashion · 2026-03-24
Willy Chavarria collaborated with Zara on a collection rooted in Latino identity and telenovelas
Third designer collaboration this week confirms Zara's rental talent strategy is now its primary creative model.
Hypebeast · 2026-03-24
Monobrand perfume stores are opening rapidly across New York and globally right now
Fragrance retail is reversing department store consolidation by betting on sensory experiences algorithms can't replicate.
Glossy · 2026-03-24
Ferrari Style opened an 850 square metre flagship on Old Bond Street for lifestyle expansion
Auto brands are building lifestyle revenue streams as car margins compress and brand equity exceeds vehicle sales.
The Industry Fashion · 2026-03-24
H&M still publishes emissions data whilst everyone else quietly stopped
Being the only retailer still reporting makes you either brave or foolish, never neutral.
Business of Fashion · 2026-03-23
John Galliano signs two-year collaboration with Zara after leaving Maison Margiela last year
High fashion's biggest name just chose fast fashion over another luxury house. That's a structural shift.
Hypebeast · 2026-03-22
John Galliano designing for Zara turns creative directors into rental talent
Two-year contract signals prestige labour is becoming gig-based, not permanent.
Business of Fashion · 2026-03-21
Zara hired Galliano for two years instead of one celebrity capsule
Creative directors became cheaper and more effective than celebrity collaborations for pricing power.
Glossy · 2026-03-20
MOTHER denim cast Martha Stewart for spring campaign after decades of brand building
The ultimate celebrity endorsement is no longer youth or coolness but cultural permanence.
Hypebeast · 2026-03-19
Fashion reviews became the most valuable currency for consumer discovery
From Letterboxd to Reddit, peer recommendation beats editorial authority now.
Vogue · 2026-03-17
Alessandro Michele's Valentino homecoming show in Rome references Baroque architectural rivalry for AW26
Fashion's most watched designer is building his first major collection around historical conflict between creative egos.
Wallpaper · 2026-03-15
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